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A. E. ROPE-- RUBBER HEEL.

APPLICATION man MAY 2s. |921.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922..

v IMA/ron ARTHUR E. ROPE er Y@ ATTORNEYS Z Zi ARTHUR E. ROPE, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

RUBBER HEEL.

Specification et Application filed May 28,

To all whom t may cone-em Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. Born, a citizen or' the United States and resident of the city ot New York7 borough ot Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Rubber Heel, of which the -following is a Vfull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in rubber' heels, and more particularly to rubber or other composition heels adapted to be secured to the lower faces of the ordinary leather heels to provide the necessary elastic cushions.

A further obj ect is to provide rubber heels of the character stated which are termed ot a plurality of sections so that the sections of the respective heels can be readily interchanged to compensate for wear and thus compel the heels to wear evenly through the life of the shoe.

A further object is to provide improved means for securing the heel sections to the shoe heel so that said securing means shall not only be elective in operation but insure a proper assemblage of the sections and can be operated by any one of average intelligence and not requiring skilled labor.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more iully hereinafter described and pointed out in claims.

The accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in bottom plan of a pair of shoes equipped with my improved rubber heels.

Figure 2 is a view of the inside elevation of a shoe with my improved rubber heel thereon.

Figure 3 is a view in section on the standard line 3 3 of Figure 1.

1 representsa shoe, boot, slipper or other footwear having the ordinary sole 2 and the ordinary leather heel 3.

While in Figure 1 I illustrate in bottom plan a pair of shoes equipped with my improved rubber heels, it is'obvious that a detailed description o't one shoe and heel construction will apply alike to both, and particular attention is called to the fact that my improved rubber heels are precisely alike on both shoes.

While I shall employ the term rubber heel to distinguish my improved rubber heel letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

192i. sei-iai no. 473,471.

trom the ordinary leather heel of the shoe, I would have it understood that the invention is not limited to the material or composition ot the heel as this can be varied to suit the trade. i

My improved heel comprises front and rear sections l and 5, said sections t and 5 having a preferably straight meeting edge G, extending transversely of theheel, although the exact line oi juncture or angle oit line can be varied without departing from the invention.

Each section i and 5 is secured to the shoe heel 8 by means of a pair of screws 7, these screws being ot the ordinary headed type and projected through washers 8, counter sunk in recesses 9 in the heel sections.

In addition to the screws7 above described the sections i and 5, at their meeting edges and preferably at a point equally spaced trom the screws 7, are coupled and secured to the leather heel 3 'by means ot a fifth screw 10. T his screw 10 is projected through a washer 11, located in countersunk registering semi-cylindrical recesses 12 in the heel sections 4 and 5 so that by reason of the pressure of the screw head against the washer the sections are Vrigidly secured and are guided or directed into proper assem bled position.

As it is one oit' the primary objects of my invention to provide heels ot sections which are interchangeable from one shoe to the other, it is important that the sections when so changed shall be properly placed and this central screw 10 with this washer 11 will tit in the recesses 12 and serve to insure a proper position of the sections.

It is obvious that either the front or rear sections of the heels can be interchanged as necessity may arise7 but it is more frequently true that it will be necessary to change the rear sections because of the tendency to wear the heels on one side. In any event the heels are perfectly interchangeable so that the wearer can change the sections as he may desire to give the best results.

By providing rubber heels of the character stated an economy to the user is insured because not only is the wear of the heels extended beyond that of the ordinary heel but in the event that one section needs to be replaced by a new section this can be done at a very low cost.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that Various slight changes might he made in the general form and arrangement of parts Without departing 'from my invention and hence I' do `not limit myself to the precise details set forth7 but consider myself at lib` erty to make such changes and alterations as fairlyfall Within-the spirit and scope of the appended claims. i

I claim l. In combination with a shoe heel, a ruhhcr heel comprising a pair ott sections, means for attaching each section to the shoe heel, said rubber' heel sections having re? cesses located in alinement with one another and extending inward :treni their meeting edges to provide a counter-sunk opening through them when the sections are fitted together, means for mounting in the counter-sunk opening to engage both sections, and

`means for attaching said section engaging means to the shoe heel'.

2. rlhe combination with a shoe heel, 0f a rubber heelv lift comprising a pair of secrecess, a se ew projected through the Washer i and through the smaller pair of recesses and-` screwcd into the shoe heel, and a headon screw located against the washer and countersunk Within the larger recesses.

ARTHUR E. ROPE. 

